Life has begun to return to normal for Police Corporal Amit Bacchus, who recently underwent a lifesaving surgery to remove the largest arteriovenous malformation (AVM) diagnosed locally.
The surgery was done at the Woodlands Hospital catheterization (CATH) laboratory by a team of doctors led by neurosurgeon Dr Amarnauth Dukhi and supported by internationally-renowned intervention radiologist Dr Thyrous Yorkis.
It cost approximately $6 million, a small percentage of the US$200,000 usually charged overseas. Bacchus was able to offset the medical expense with assistance from the Ministry of Health, the Guyana Police Force (GPF) and a number of private donors.
